No Ghost Writers, Say Political Leaders On Campaign Oratory
Both parties deny ghostwriting claims as they line up 400 speakers for 3000 speeches nationwide. Republican Leonard Hall says content is speaker driven with possible ideas from booklets. Democrat Ramspeck says there are no special writers and volunteers provide the material. The episode with three governors revising Dewey speeches is cited as organizational strain.
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Samuel G. Blackman
York
E. Dewey
Leonard W. Hall
Bay
N. Y
Hall
National Committee
Research Bureau
Democratickers’ Bureau
Rt Ramspeck
Roosevelt
Temepeck
Democratic Onan
Rams
Republican National Committee
Warren
California
Greer
Illinois
Baldwin
Connecticut
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyomi
Ramspeck
Terauchi Calls Nazi West Wall Impregnable in 1939
Berlin dispatch recounts General Terauchi praise for the Siegfried Line as a model of fortifications. Five years later Allied victory and German collapse undermined his claims, with critics noting morale, manpower, and air power as decisive factors.
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Limes Line
West Wall
Westbefestigungen
Terauchi
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Japan
Juichi Terauchi
China
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Siegfried Line
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Low Countries
Europe
Belgium
Holland
Wall
Hitler
Prince Potemkin
Russia
Catherine the Great
Poland
Propaganda
Paul Josef Goebbels
Basle
Rhine
Karlsruhe
Saar
Cologne
Koblenz
Fritz Todt
Maginot Line
No Man’s Land
Reich
Mainz
Stuttgart
Ludwigshafen
George 8. Patton, Jr
The
Miles Christopher Dempsey
Alexander M. Patch
Riviera
Terauchi Ss
Ploesti Oil Plants Reduced Two-Thirds
Allied bombings reduced oil action at Ploesti by two thirds. The American 15th air force conducted 18 attacks dropping 12,979 tons of bombs on the oilfields, suffering 223 heavies and 33 fighters lost out of 6 573 bombers and 2 400 fighters involved, with 188 German planes shot down. The RAF in 123 night raids lost 15 heavy bombers.
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Ploesti
Romania
15Th Air Force
RAF
BC Pain Relief Promises Quick Neuralgia Relief
An old advertisement promotes BC headache powders claimed to ease neuralgic pain and headaches. It asserts relief for muscular aches and functional pains with directions to use as directed and to consult a physician if pains persist.
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point North Carolina
The City of High Point will sell at public auction on October 2, 1944 at 11:00 A M the property in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina described by metes and bounds beginning at a stake on Ward Street. Terms require cash or at least 10 down and balance over 60 months. The city may reject any bids. Arnold J Koonce Mayor. 18 25.
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City of
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Guilford County
Carolina
Ward St
Arnold J. Koonce
N.C
North Carolina
Sunrise Hills
Office of Register of Deeds
R. H. Wheeler
High Points
Cassady
Arnold J, Koonce
Snow Park Plaza
Register of Deedes
Guilford Coun
Mar
Emerywood
E. Green St
Park St
J. M. Hedgecock
Eigh Point
Guilford North Carolina
Loubar Terrace
Register of Deeds of
County
Sherrod Park
Ister
Guilford Co C
Ing
Joubar Terrace
Register of Deeds
G County
City Oil
Ster of Deeds
Unders
Guilford
Hills
Ford County
Wou
Navy's Original Black Cat Group Returns to U S Navy
Charleston reports the Navy's Black Cat squadron back in the United States with four North Carolinians among its members. The unit, famed for night spotting of artillery and Pacific raids, logged 6,118.3 flight hours February through July, including a daylight raid on a Solomons island and rescues under heavy fire. Officers listed include Nathaniel F. Young of Walnut Cove, Ensign M J Barger of Kannapolis, Leslie Lee Vinson of Murfreesboro, and William N. Conoley of Wendell.
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Charleston
S. C
Navy
Pacific
United States
Bougainville
Solomons
Ing Ja
U. S
Army
Marine Corps
Point
New Britain
Munda
Villa
Kahla
Buka
Black Cat” Ledger
Nathaniel F. Young
Walnut Cove
N. C
M. J. Barger
Kannepolis
Leslie Lee Vinson
ACM 2C
RFD
Murf
Coffee Ban in Cairo After Introduction around 1590
The text notes that coffee was forbidden shortly after its introduction in Cairo around 1590 because it was deemed intoxicating, reflecting early religious or moral concerns affecting the spread of the beverage.
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Cairo
U S Congressmen Seek Frontline Trip With Eisenhower
Eight U S congressmen asked General Eisenhower for approval to visit the fighting front in France. They said if denied they would question why American labor leaders were granted a similar four. The appeal came after some had their trips called off.
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London
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Pigeons Used as Messengers Through History
The article notes the long history of carrier pigeons serving as messengers, detailing their role in communication across civilizations and eras.
Casual Comment by W A Bivins and High Point notices
A miscellaneous column features poems about love in wartime and nature’s secrets, plus numerous public auction notices from the City of High Point detailing property sales, dates, and bid terms. Administrative notices reference creditors and local property parcels in Guilford County North Carolina.
Administrator’s Notice for Marvin Lynn Wise Estate
Mrs. M. L. Wise, 619 Wesley Place, is administrator of Marvin Lynn Wise of Guilford County North Carolina. Creditors must file claims by July 26 1945 or be barred. Debtors should make immediate payment. Notice date July 26 1944.
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Marry Cook Smith
Tate
Guilford County
North Carolina
Thomasville
N. C
Julius A. Green
Mary Cook Smith
Roy Proctor
Marvin Wise
Guilford
M. L. Wise
Wesley Place
Marvin Lynn Wise
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